Gary Siegel is a journalist with more than 35 years of experience. He started his professional career at the Long Island Journal newspapers based in Long Beach, N.Y., working his way up from reporter to Assistant Managing Editor. Siegel also worked for Prentice-Hall in Paramus, N.J., covering human resources issues. Siegel has been at The Bond Buyer since 1989, currently covering economic indicators and the Federal Reserve system.
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Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "posted strong growth and expectations about future activity improved further."
October 26 -
Pending home sales remained at an index reading of 106.0 in September, after a revision to August’s level.
October 26 -
The Treasury Department auctioned $34 billion of five-year notes, with a 2% coupon, a 2.058% high yield, a price of 99.725759.
October 25 -
The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $15 billion of two-year floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.048%, at a 0.048% spread, a price of par.
October 25 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 1/2% coupon at a 1.596% yield, a price of 99.811770.
October 24 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 1.005% high yield, a price of 99.919042.
October 24 -
Service sector activity “continued to see growth in October, with a slight increase in the revenues index.”
October 24 -
Manufacturing in the central Atlantic region “remained positive in October.”
October 24 -
The region's non-manufacturing sector “reported continued growth,” although the general business conditions index decreased to 32.2 in October from 33.2 in September.
October 24 -
Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher on Monday.
October 23 -
The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.
October 23 -
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for September increased to positive 0.17 from negative 0.37 in August.
October 23 -
The federal government ran an $8.0 billion surplus in September, the Treasury Department reported Friday.
October 20 -
Existing home sales grew 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted 5.39 million-unit rate in September.
October 20 -
The Treasury Department Thursday sold $5 billion of inflation-indexed 29-year 4-month bonds at a 0.908% high yield, an adjusted price of 100.838047, with a 7/8% coupon.
October 19 -
The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $36 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.
October 19 -
The composite of the Leading Economic Index was down 0.2% in September following an upwardly revised 0.4% increase in August, first reported as a 0.3% gain.
October 19 -
The region's manufacturing sector expanded in October, at a faster pace than in September.
October 19 -
The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.995% high yield, a price of 99.922611.
October 17 -
The National Association of Home Builders' housing market index climbed to 68 in October from 64 in September.
October 17
